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F. M. WOLFF. FRAME FOR THE SUSPENSION OF suns 0F CLOTHES FOR GENTLEMEN, IN' TRUNKS. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 28. I916.

1,194,804., Patented Aug. 15,1916.

PTENT union.

FRIEDRIQH'MORITZ WOLFE, 0F BERLIN, GERMANY.

FRAME FOR THE SUSPENSION 0F SUITS OF CLOTHES FOR GENTLEMEN, IN TRUNKS.

Specification of Letters'l'atent.

Patented Aug. 15, 1916'.

Application filed March 28,1916. Serial No. 87,175.

useful Improvements in Frames .for the Suspension of Suits of Clothes for Gentlemen, in Trunks, of which the following is a specification.

While suits of clothes for gentlemen, when stored away in trunks in a horizontal or lying position, are likely to become crushed, because the upper layers of the' clothes weigh upon the lower layers of clothing, the hanging arrangement in a. vertical position permits of a perfectly smooth and even keeping thereof, free from creases, and permits their conveyance in such a state. This hanging arrangement is best carried out by means of the. hereafter described frame, whereof a set, consisting of an optional number of such frames according to the particular needs of the user, may

be raised side by side in a trunk.

The description of the frame is given hereafter, reference being made to the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 shows an inner view of the frame. Fig. 2 shows a lateral cut through the frame, filled with clothes; and Fig. 3 shows a detail on an enlarged scale.

The frame consists of an open box a, of known construction, lined with woven. material and provided with the side-walls a a and at its shorter sides with walls 6 and c. A rod or roller d is arranged in the upper part of the box, and is adapted for carrying the waist-coats and trousers, conveniently folded up, as shown in Fig. 2, for example, VVbeing the waist-coat and H the trousers. Said roller is adjustably supported, leatherstraps fextending from the ends of the roller and led through the transverse-Wall I) being provided for this purpose. In Fig. 1 the strap passes through a fixed opening in the left-hand side of the wall Z). At the right-hand side the guiding of the strap may be effected by a metal plate 6, having the shape of a bayonet-clutch, shown in Fig. 3 on an enlarged scale, and incased in the wooden part b of the box. Said plate permits of the entire removal of the strap f from the transverse wall I) at one of its sides, so that the slackened rod d may conveniently be used for carrying the trousers and the waist-coat. This done, the free end of the strap 7 is introduced into the locking device 6 (Fig. 3), and the barrel is tightened at a convenient height "against the transverse wall 7), by means of snap-buttons or the like, on the free ends of the straps, as shown in Fig. 1.

For the purpose of storing the coat, I

make use of a broad rail g, provided with two slits It, through which a strap, afiixed to the side-walls a and a of the box, is drawn. This arrangement renders it possible to secure the rail, intended for the storing of the coat, at a suitable height beside the Waist-coat and the trousers already suspendedupon the roller 03. The coat R (see Fig. 2) is laid over the rail 9, whereupon the strap 2', lying over the coat on the rail is buckled up. The frame being arranged in the trunk in a vertical position, the clothes will now be conveniently suspended. Along the cross-wall b a suitable. flexible cover of cloth, treated paper or the like, we. is secured, in the bottom .part of which a resilient bar a of light-wood, metal or the like is stitched, so that the protecting cover on may be yieldingly fastened to the hook p, provided in the face of the wall 0, by means of a little chain 0.

e What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a frame for suspending gentlemens suits in trunks, the combination with an adjustable roller adapted for carrying a pair of trousers and a waist-coat in the 1nside of a box, of an adjustable rail provided with straps and adapted for carrying conveniently folded top coats, and a flexible protecting cover elastically stretched over said rail.

2. A. garment supporting device for trunks, comprising a frame having endwalls, one of said end-walls having an opening near one side and a bayonet-slot near the other side, a, garment-supporting member within said frame, a strap connected to one end of said member and extending through said opening, a strap connected to the other end of said member and adapted to be passed through and adjustably gripped in said bayonet-slot, and means for securing the free ends of said-straps together outside the frame.

3. A garment-supporting device for trunks, comprising a frame, a pair of straps eachhaving one of its ends secured to said frame, a garment-supporting member having openings near its ends through each of which one of said straps passes and where openings therein, a garment-supporting by said member is carried by said straps member within said frame, straps connected and means for securing the free ends of said straps together over the garments.

4. A garment-supporting device for trunks, comprising a frame having endand side-walls, one of said end-walls having 7 openings therein, a garment-supporting member Within said frame, straps connected to said member and adapted to extend through said openings,.means for securing the free ends of said straps together outside said frame, a second pair of straps connected to said frame somewhat below the normal position of said garment-supporting member, a second garment-supporting member having openings adjacent its ends through Which the latter straps pass, whereby said second garment-supporting member is carried by said straps, and means for adjustably securing the free ends of the latter straps together over the garments.

5. A garment-supporting device for trunks, comprising a frame having endand side-walls, one of said end-Walls having to said member and adapted to extend through said openings, means for securing the free ends of said straps together outside said frame, a second pair of straps connected to said frame somewhat below the normal position of said garment-supporting member, a second garment-supporting member having openings adj a'c ent its ends through which the latter straps pass, whereby said garment-supporting member is carried by said straps, means for adjustably' securing the free ends of the latter straps together over the garments, a flexible cover for said frame having one end attached to one of said end-walls, and means for securing the other end of said cover to the other end-wall.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRIEDRICH MORITZ WOLFF. Witnesses: i

W. S. SPENGELBERG, AUGUSTE DIEHL. 

